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Volume 25 - Issue 12 - December 2017

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Coping With the Reimbursement Challenges of a Cath Lab
12/07/2017
We want to thank Nicole for sharing her expertise on these questions. Coding and billing questions are just one of the many areas that we can focus on with the help of our partner, MedAxiom Consulting.
We want to thank Nicole for sharing her expertise on these questions. Coding and billing questions are just one of the many areas that we can focus on with the help of our partner, MedAxiom Consulting.
We want to thank Nicole for...
12/07/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Finding Value in Medical Technology
12/04/2017

Carla Durham, RN, North Mississippi Medical Center Cath Lab Manager, Tupelo, Mississippi

Carla Durham, RN, North Mississippi M...
The North Mississippi Medical Center Cath Lab was among the first centers in the U.S. to enroll in the program, starting over a year ago and still going strong. Because of the VASCADE Performance Guarantee program, we re-doubled our focus on...
The North Mississippi Medical Center Cath Lab was among the first centers in the U.S. to enroll in the program, starting over a year ago and still going strong. Because of the VASCADE Performance Guarantee program, we re-doubled our focus on...
The North Mississippi Medical...
12/04/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Patient Prep With ClipVac at Silver Cross Hospital
12/04/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Brendan Casey, Manager, Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, and Endoscopy, Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox, Illinois.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Brendan Ca...
Picture your typical clipper. The ClipVac has a low-profile attachment that is connected via tubing to a vacuum. When activated, ClipVac will efficiently suck up any hair as it is clipped from any area of the body. It is easy to use, and is...
Picture your typical clipper. The ClipVac has a low-profile attachment that is connected via tubing to a vacuum. When activated, ClipVac will efficiently suck up any hair as it is clipped from any area of the body. It is easy to use, and is...
Picture your typical clipper....
12/04/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Workgroups to Drive Sustainable Success: Preparing for the Evolution of Cardiac Bundles
12/03/2017

Shane Recker, Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Shane Recker, Consultant, Corazon, In...
Even though the most recent proposed bundled payment initiative has been cancelled, preparing for episodic payment models remains vital. 
Even though the most recent proposed bundled payment initiative has been cancelled, preparing for episodic payment models remains vital. 
Even though the most recent...
12/03/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
What is the Annual Volume Requirement for a PCI Operator?
12/05/2017

Morton J. Kern, with contributions from Richard Bach, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; Steven R. Bailey, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, Texas; Charles Chambers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; David J. Cohen, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Larry S. Dean, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Greg Dehmer, Temple, Texas; Ted Feldman, Evanston, Illinois; Kirk Garratt, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware; Ajay Kirtane, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Lloyd Klein, Chicago, Illinois; Mitchell W. Krucoff, Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, North Carolina; Jeffrey J. Popma, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Duane Pinto, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Fred Resnic, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts; Gregg Stone, Columbia University, New York City, New York; Zoltan Turi, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; George Vetrovec, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.   

Morton J. Kern, with contributions fr...
Many of the editor’s pages come from issues raised by practicing interventionalists. Recently, a query came to our colleague, Dr. Zoltan Turi, from a chief of cardiology.
Many of the editor’s pages come from issues raised by practicing interventionalists. Recently, a query came to our colleague, Dr. Zoltan Turi, from a chief of cardiology.
Many of the editor’s pages come...
12/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Recurrent Angina 12 Years After Coronary Bypass Surgery
12/05/2017

Hesam Mostafavi Toroghi, MD, Department of Medicine, Yaser Alhamshari, MD, Chitra Punjabi, MD, Jon C. George, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hesam Mostafavi Toroghi, MD, Departme...
When the symptoms become obvious, then we replace the valve, but the damage stays forever, despite the valve being replaced. This is the basis of the EARLY TAVR trial, to identify whether early intervention before symptoms will prevent not...
When the symptoms become obvious, then we replace the valve, but the damage stays forever, despite the valve being replaced. This is the basis of the EARLY TAVR trial, to identify whether early intervention before symptoms will prevent not...
When the symptoms become...
12/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
The EARLY TAVR Trial
12/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks about the EARLY TAVR trial with principal investigator Philippe Généreux, MD, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute – Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey.

Cath Lab Digest talks about the EARLY...
Here we present a patient with coronary subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) presenting with persistent angina 12 years post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). 
Here we present a patient with coronary subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) presenting with persistent angina 12 years post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). 
Here we present a patient with...
12/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Spotlight
Peripheral Interventions at North Mississippi Medical Center
12/04/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Carla Durham, RN, 
North Mississippi Medical Center Cath Lab Manager, 
Tupelo, Mississippi

Cath Lab Digest talks with Carla Durh...
The vascular surgeons have been completely integrated into the cath lab schedule — often performing two to five procedures daily. One cath lab room is designated as the vascular suite, but all four labs and the hybrid lab are vascular...
The vascular surgeons have been completely integrated into the cath lab schedule — often performing two to five procedures daily. One cath lab room is designated as the vascular suite, but all four labs and the hybrid lab are vascular...
The vascular surgeons have been...
12/04/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Florida Medical Center
12/05/2017

Cinthia Rodrigues, RN, Director Cath Lab
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Cinthia Rodrigues, RN, Director Cath ...
The cardiovascular cath lab at Florida Medical Center is one part of a comprehensive endovascular service line inclusive of cardiac intervention, peripheral intervention, neuro intervention, and electrophysiology (EP) procedures.  
The cardiovascular cath lab at Florida Medical Center is one part of a comprehensive endovascular service line inclusive of cardiac intervention, peripheral intervention, neuro intervention, and electrophysiology (EP) procedures.  
The cardiovascular cath lab at...
12/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Manifesting as Acute Myocardial Infarction
12/04/2017

Radhika-Alicia P. Patel, RAa, Janvi B. Patel, RAa, Joseph Ibrahim, MSIIIa,b, Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACCa,b
aCardio Metabolic Institute, Somerset, New Jersey
bRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

Radhika-Alicia P. Patel, RAa, Janvi B...
Coronary angiography is used to diagnose coronary artery aneurysms, and will show size, morphology, location, and the presence of coronary stenosis.
Coronary angiography is used to diagnose coronary artery aneurysms, and will show size, morphology, location, and the presence of coronary stenosis.
Coronary angiography is used to...
12/04/2017
Cath Lab Digest

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December 2017 Volume 25 Issue 12

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Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD

Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur

Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
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